911 Briefs -- Published Nov. 21, 2012

STOCKTON - A man who suffered a gunshot wound to the head in a drive-by shooting Friday night in south Stockton died Tuesday, police said.

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STOCKTON - A man who suffered a gunshot wound to the head in a drive-by shooting Friday night in south Stockton died Tuesday, police said.

The man was identified by police as 32-year-old Pedro Valenzuela. Valenzuela and a 24-year-old woman were shot about 8:40 p.m. Friday near West Third and South Harrison streets, authorities said.

Valenzuela is the 66th homicide Stockton police have investigated in 2012. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is investigating 10 murders, five of which occurred near Stockton city limits.

Police were unable to identify Valenzuela until Tuesday, a day after asking for the public's help. Authorities allowed media outlets to photograph the man in the intensive care unit at a hospital. A Univision viewer called the Spanish-language network with information that led to the man's identification, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department.

LODI - A 14-year-old boy was shot multiple times in what police are calling a gang-related shooting in east Lodi on Saturday night.

Detective Hettie Schaeffer said the teen was walking in the 700 block of South Washington Street at 8:55 p.m. Saturday when he was shot and wounded in both legs by a gunman.

Schaeffer said police have few details to go on, but the gang response team has investigated the shooting.

The 700 block of South Washington Street is a known gang neighborhood, she said.

The victim was treated for his injuries at a hospital.

Anybody with information about the shooting is asked to call Lodi Crime Stoppers at (209) 369-2746.

STOCKTON - Police reported that a teen who disappeared Sunday and whom they believed might have been at risk returned home safely early Tuesday.

Karina Rangel had left her Stockton home Sunday afternoon after an argument with her mother, who later received a phone call threatening the girl's safety.

Rangel returned home voluntarily, police said, but she did not disclose where she had been.